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mlts22
Explorer II
Feb 18, 2015

Using an alternator to feed your house batteries?

I know I'm missing something since this seems too easy, but if I have a motorhome, and install a second alternator via a third party bracket (namely a 360 amp one), I can feed that alternator's output...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 18, 2015
Hi,

A simple switch on the engine side would suffice to disable the relay.

He would not be connecting the chassis battery to the house battery bank.

wa8yxm wrote:
Other motor homes (Mine for example) have a Bidirectional Isolator (BIRD) and the house also charges the chassis.

You need to disable ONE direction on this kind.. And i can not tell you how to do that.

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